Kaufungen Sharks
The Kaufungen Sharks are an inline hockey club from the Kassel suburb of Kaufungen . They also represent a sub-division of SV Kaufungen 07. In the ranks of the Sharks there are some ice hockey professionals, the most prominent player is perhaps the striker of the Kassel Huskies , Manuel Klinge . The first team of the Kaufungen Sharks has been very successful in recent years. In addition, the Sharks provide teams in the youth departments U 12 and U 16, where very good youth work and promotion has been carried out for years. Furthermore, the second team starts in the second highest division, the Oberliga.
Venue and league affiliation
The Kaufungen Sharks play in the non-covered Sharks arena, which is lined with a kind of parquet floor, as it is also used for example. B. is used in Düsseldorf. You are currently competing in the highest division organized by the German Roller Sports and Inline Association ( DRIV ), the IHD-Bundesliga . In the 2002 season the club played in the Bundesliga of the German Inline Hockey Association (DIHB), which was not recognized by the German Sports Association at the time. In 2003 he switched to what was then IHL, which has been called IHD since 2007.
Sporting successes
- German Champion 2002 (DIHB), 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 (both IHD)
- Major league champions 2005, 2009
- U 20 German champion 2006
- Youth Champion 2009
In 2008 the Kaufungen Sharks celebrated their greatest international success. After winning the German championship, they qualified for the European Champions Cup (FIRS) and reached the semi-finals in Rethel (France).